Oliver GoldsmithH. Holt, 1935 - 326 pages |
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Page 54
... thought , but rather to rediscover old ones and give them fresh life . Such a philosophy , if it is to carry conviction , must be distilled from experience ; it must be both thought out and felt out ; thought must have been tested and ...
... thought , but rather to rediscover old ones and give them fresh life . Such a philosophy , if it is to carry conviction , must be distilled from experience ; it must be both thought out and felt out ; thought must have been tested and ...
Page 73
... Thought and the shaping of thought had to be done in solitude : and well he knew that when there was society to be had , he would never avoid it . Only when necessity denied to his weakness the power to idle , when he could no longer be ...
... Thought and the shaping of thought had to be done in solitude : and well he knew that when there was society to be had , he would never avoid it . Only when necessity denied to his weakness the power to idle , when he could no longer be ...
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... thought of Johnson or no , it represents Goldsmith's permanent attitude towards Johnsonolatry . Nothing could ever shake his independ- ence of mind , and he thought that a man should have elbow - room in conversation ; there was always ...
... thought of Johnson or no , it represents Goldsmith's permanent attitude towards Johnsonolatry . Nothing could ever shake his independ- ence of mind , and he thought that a man should have elbow - room in conversation ; there was always ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCHOOLBOY I | 1 |
THE COLLEGIAN | 20 |
IN SEARCH OF A PROFESSION | 40 |
Copyright | |
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